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Oct 2–5, 2026　／　3 nights, 4 days

A Sauna Journey Through Nagasaki and Saga

Photographed October 2026 by the Editor-in-Chief
✦ Visited October 2026

Journeys always seem to begin suddenly. A trip to Nagasaki that had gone nowhere for months was suddenly on. Four days and three nights, with recovery as the theme. It begins with sunrise over the Ariake Sea, takes in a port town on the Genkai Sea and an onsen town with 1,300 years of history, and then returns to the city of Nagasaki. Even before setting out, I couldn’t stop trembling at the thought of that itinerary. Here is the story of the ultimate sauna journey through Nagasaki and Saga.

Duration
4 days
Baths visited
5 spots
Visited
October 2026

Every stop on this itinerary was visited in person by the Editor-in-Chief.

Itinerary

Read it in the order we travelled.

01Oct 2　18:00

Shimabara Onsen Hotel Nampuro

Nagasaki

Famous spring water melting into the Ariake Sea, and the best morning bath of my life

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02Oct 3　12:00

Kanigoten Ariakekai-no-Yu

Saga

The pull of the moon brought me back here once more

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03Oct 3　19:00

JIN6 Sauna

Saga

Sweating it out in a whale’s belly, then letting the cold of a squid tank pull me taut

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04Oct 4　11:00

OND HOTEL

Saga

Time melts away in wood fire and the forests of Takeo

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05Oct 4　20:00

Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel Rakan-no-Yu (Night)

Saga

By a bonfire in the dark of night, my sense of self melts away

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Baths visited on this journey

  • Shimabara Onsen Hotel NampuroNagasaki→
  • Kanigoten Ariakekai-no-YuSaga→
  • JIN6 SaunaSaga→
  • OND HOTELSaga→
  • Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel Rakan-no-Yu (Night)Saga→
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